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Paint the City

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[Intro — Female Rapper, Low, Confident] Yeah… Goldenrod City, round two… They said I came from the suburbs… So what? I brought the whole city with me. Smeargle… you ready? [Verse 1 — Female Rapper, Confident Flow] Pulled up to the contest, cans tucked in the bag Street artists lookin’ at me like, “Girl, where you from at?” “Suburbs?” Yeah, that’s right, go ahead and laugh I don’t need a grimy alley just to make my art slap They think where I’m from determines what I know Think a quiet neighborhood means I gotta paint slow I learned every rule just to break every code Now I’m bringin’ that rebellion to the coordinator show Smeargle at my side, tail already loaded Other artists paint clean, but mine stays chaotic They got Grafaiai, everybody knows him Popular in the streets, got the whole crowd goin’ But I ain’t nervous, I’m ready to create They can talk about my hometown, they can talk about my place Soon as Smeargle starts paintin’, watch ’em change that face [Pre-Hook — Female Rapper, Building Energy] Brush to the beat, let the colors collide No wrong way to make it when the art comes alive They came for a battle, we’re here for the ride Smeargle by my side, whole style amplified [Hook — Female Rapper, Catchy, Layered Vocals] Paint the city, paint the floor Turn the battle into art, make ‘em beg for more From the suburbs to the streets, now they know my name I ain’t gotta change my style just to play their game Drip, drip, splash — let the colors fly Smeargle and me, reachin’ for the sky They laughed when I walked in, now they’re watchin’ me shine Goldenrod City, put my tag in the skyline [Verse 2 — Female Rapper, Fast Flow] Grafaiai steps up, whole crowd starts roaring Neon on his fingers, paint already pouring Popular artist, every move got style Smeargle fires back with a grin and a smile Paint streaks fly, colors fill the air Battle and artwork happening everywhere Back and forth, neither one foldin’ Crowd gets louder, colors keep exploding Grafaiai hits hard, Smeargle keeps composin’ Every little opening, another stroke he’s throwin’ I watch the rhythm, I already know One final switch and we steal the show [Final Battle — Female Rapper, Dramatic] Final exchange, everybody hold their breath Grafaiai charges, Smeargle dodges left One clean counter, sends him off his step Grafaiai hits the floor — now watch what happens next SPLAT! Paint hits the ground from the impact Grafaiai’s colors spread across the mat Smeargle looks at me, tail raised like a flag I smile and say, “Turn that into art.” Stroke across the floor, then another one curves Chaos in the colors but the composition works Red through the blue, yellow cutting through black Every wild splatter starts connecting in the back No canvas. No wall. Just the floor beneath his feet. Turning that battle into something Nobody’s ever seen. The whole crowd goes silent… Then the city explodes. [Final Hook — Female Rapper, Triumphant] Paint the city, paint the floor Turn the battle into art, make ‘em beg for more From the suburbs to the streets, now they know my name I ain’t gotta change my style just to play their game Drip, drip, splash — let the colors fly Smeargle and me, reachin’ for the sky They laughed when I walked in, now they’re chanting my name Goldenrod City just remembered my name [Outro — Female Rapper, Soft, Victorious] Badge in my hand… paint on my shoes… Whole city knowin’ what me and Smeargle do. Yesterday they laughed when I said where I came from… Tonight they ask me where I learned to paint from. I just point to my partner. Smeargle grins. Yeah… Guess we’re street artists now. Goldenrod… We’ll see you tomorrow. There’s always another wall.